It cemented Randy Rhoads’s reputation and made me like Ozzy Osbourne all at the same time. Yes, I’m one of those naysayers who doesn’t really care that much for the Prince of Darkness in his original band Black Sabbath, I prefer the solo act. But just like that band in its present incarnation is sans […]

John Lennon was a hustler. Last night I went to dinner with Fernan. He’s a born storyteller. That’s the essence of life. Wanna get ahead? Become a raconteur. All the great performers are. Look at Bruce Springsteen, without the stories his shows wouldn’t be half as good, and he’d have a third the audience. Life […]

Have got to stop! Bob Pittman is everything that’s wrong with the terrestrial radio business, trying to cut an advantage while screwing not only competitors, but all those without clout. Wanna change the system Bob? Go to Washington, D.C. and agitate for recording use payments for everybody! This would truly be good for music, because […]

They clean the bathrooms. In America it’s once and done. By time you hit 10:30 AM, by time you’ve hit intermission, the loo is overflowing and you enter gingerly, only if you truly must do your business. But in Bogota, they’ve cleaned it multiple times already. That’s just one of the differences. There’s also no […]